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Thursday, April 06, 2017

Weekly Beer Event Calendar Update: April 6 - April 12

Spring is in the air and the excitement is palpable. Is it the weather, the return of baseball, or the weekly beer calendar? From the calendar of events, you wouldn't know that many brewers and related industry folk are in DC for the annual Craft Brewers Conference.

Wed. 4/12; 5 p.m.-9 p.m. — Cigar City Hunahpu 2017 Giveaway Exclusive at World Of Beer [Win a bottle of 2017 Cigar City Hunahpu. For every $30 you spend you get a raffle ticket. We will be giving away 4 bottles. $PAYG]

Kennett Square, Pa.

Sun. 4/9; 4 p.m.-6 p.m. — 4 Authors, 4 Beers, 4 Cheeses at Kennett Brewing Company [A flight of beers, samples of four delicious local cheeses, and the opportunity to hear four authors talk about their new novels. $10]

Thu. 4/6; 4 p.m. — Tap That Thursday, New Beer's Eve Edition at Flying Fish Crafthouse [This time, in honor of New Beer's Eve and National Beer Day, we are tapping three new kegs of Flying Fish beer. $PAYG]

Fri. 4/7; 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. — Beer & Brewing 101 at Philly Beer School [This is our introduction to how beer is made, major beer styles, and brewing history. $38.98]

Fri. 4/7; 6 p.m.-10 p.m. — First Friday at Yards Brewing Company [Join us for an evening of beer, music, and selected artworks. $PAYG]

Sat. 4/8; All day — Saison Day 2017 at City Tap House-Logan [In addition to 20 participating breweries, we will also be welcoming 12 home brewers to join in on the Saison Day fun. $PAYG]

Sat. 4/8; 12 p.m. — Meet & Greet with Youichi of Hitachino Nest at Monk's Café [Youichi is flying from Japan, stopping to visit with us in Philadelphia, then proceeding on to DC to join our friends at Sierra Nevada for a special announcement. $PAYG]

Sat. 4/8; 12 p.m.-3 p.m. — Caturday at Philadelphia Brewing Company [Join us in our Tasting Room along with some adorable adoptable kitties from the PSCPA. $PAYG]

Sat. 4/8; 12 p.m.-7 p.m. — Tappin' The Trucks Brews n' Bites Block Party at Tap Room On 19th [We are closing down Ritner Street to bring you a fun filled day of Brews n' Bites. We have lined up the best food trucks in the city. We have secured some awesome local breweries. $PAYG]

Fri. 4/7; 5 p.m.-8 p.m. — Session Beer Day With Stoney Creek Homebrewers at Bistro on Bridge [We're pouring free samples of 7 different homebrewed session beers and will also be selling some commercial examples to round out the experience. $Free + $PAYG]

Mon. 4/10; 5 p.m.-7 p.m. — Special Monday Night Tasting at Beer Yard [We will be having a rare Monday night sampling to welcome"Leo Vs. Ursus," the first installment of Firestone Walker's "chronology of beers that shift stylistically." all based on the brewery's Fortem DIPA. $Free]